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Wasted Potential
Note: Since this comment is literally a rant-review, I decided to post it here with a couple of editing here and there.
You know the drama's doomed when actors only getting cameo roles have more sass and spunk than the main actor whose role is literally the title of the drama.
Could have been great if Khemjira had been written better. For the life of me I just don't understand how could anybody write a character like that. He's BLAND. Period. Except, crying, cooking and waiting to be saved, he does NOTHING, he's got no agency and I'm fed up with him. He's got nothing compelling but the awkward acting doesn't help either. Not gonna go about a rant about giving more experience to actors before casting them as lead since throwing inexperienced actors onto a main role as soon as they start their careers seems to be the norm in the Thai BL industry...
But in this case, give these actors a GOOD role. Because if the character is written terribly, you can imagine how difficult it might be for a seasoned actor to make that character compelling let alone an inexperienced one.
One would expect the romance aspect would save the show... But there's literally no chemistry with his co-lead. The kisses between Khem and Paran are the worst I've seen in YEARS in a Thai BL.
I'm sure some people stuck with the show only for the second couple... And they certainly were better... But I personally scarcely ever care about second couples and this drama is no exception. The second pair do make the drama slightly better... but only slightly.
The pace is also terrible. Slow as fudge. I had to take several breaks watching this. I thought I would binge it... but sadly I wasn't able to due to the terrible pace.
This is a typical example of great ideas with poor execution and bad casting choice. I have not a lot to complain about regarding the whole cast... except for Namping...
OOPS, he's the MAIN CHARACTER.
The Thai lore was fresh and intriguing especially in a BL setting... which is one of the only reasons why I'm gonna rate this show above the passing grade.
The silver lining was the OST. Best one I've heard in a while... Too bad the show didn't do it justice.
Sad for what it could have been.
And I so wanted to like that one...
PS: Learn to tone down your filters Domundi. Sometimes your actors' faces look like they'e AI generated given how smooth their skins appear.
PS2: Well the kisses got better in the NC scene of the last episode but Keng clearly did the heavy work. He really was into it... Too bad his partner wasn't. Either closing his eye or smiling awkwardly... I get it, such scenes are awkward... But I'm not supposed to feel how awkward you feel, I'm supposed to feel you DESIRING your co-star. JESUS. You've got one of the most gorgeous stud almost completely naked in front of you and I couldn't feel even an ounce of desire from Khem. Which made the whole scene really awkward.
And they have another drama already planned together... 😒
Well hopefully Namping gets better... Hopefully...
But I'm gonna be honest... I'm crossing my fingers this ship soon tanks REAL BAD and Keng is paired with somebody better. Or not. He could just act like Peterpan and Pond as free agents. These two had insane chemistry and they're not even an official pair. Given how Keng tried SO HARD to sell this ship during the whole drama, I'm sure he could do wonders with anybody who would at least try a little, unlike his current official onscreen partner.
Suggested rating: 7
Personal rating: 6.5
You know the drama's doomed when actors only getting cameo roles have more sass and spunk than the main actor whose role is literally the title of the drama.
Could have been great if Khemjira had been written better. For the life of me I just don't understand how could anybody write a character like that. He's BLAND. Period. Except, crying, cooking and waiting to be saved, he does NOTHING, he's got no agency and I'm fed up with him. He's got nothing compelling but the awkward acting doesn't help either. Not gonna go about a rant about giving more experience to actors before casting them as lead since throwing inexperienced actors onto a main role as soon as they start their careers seems to be the norm in the Thai BL industry...
But in this case, give these actors a GOOD role. Because if the character is written terribly, you can imagine how difficult it might be for a seasoned actor to make that character compelling let alone an inexperienced one.
One would expect the romance aspect would save the show... But there's literally no chemistry with his co-lead. The kisses between Khem and Paran are the worst I've seen in YEARS in a Thai BL.
I'm sure some people stuck with the show only for the second couple... And they certainly were better... But I personally scarcely ever care about second couples and this drama is no exception. The second pair do make the drama slightly better... but only slightly.
The pace is also terrible. Slow as fudge. I had to take several breaks watching this. I thought I would binge it... but sadly I wasn't able to due to the terrible pace.
This is a typical example of great ideas with poor execution and bad casting choice. I have not a lot to complain about regarding the whole cast... except for Namping...
OOPS, he's the MAIN CHARACTER.
The Thai lore was fresh and intriguing especially in a BL setting... which is one of the only reasons why I'm gonna rate this show above the passing grade.
The silver lining was the OST. Best one I've heard in a while... Too bad the show didn't do it justice.
Sad for what it could have been.
And I so wanted to like that one...
PS: Learn to tone down your filters Domundi. Sometimes your actors' faces look like they'e AI generated given how smooth their skins appear.
PS2: Well the kisses got better in the NC scene of the last episode but Keng clearly did the heavy work. He really was into it... Too bad his partner wasn't. Either closing his eye or smiling awkwardly... I get it, such scenes are awkward... But I'm not supposed to feel how awkward you feel, I'm supposed to feel you DESIRING your co-star. JESUS. You've got one of the most gorgeous stud almost completely naked in front of you and I couldn't feel even an ounce of desire from Khem. Which made the whole scene really awkward.
And they have another drama already planned together... 😒
Well hopefully Namping gets better... Hopefully...
But I'm gonna be honest... I'm crossing my fingers this ship soon tanks REAL BAD and Keng is paired with somebody better. Or not. He could just act like Peterpan and Pond as free agents. These two had insane chemistry and they're not even an official pair. Given how Keng tried SO HARD to sell this ship during the whole drama, I'm sure he could do wonders with anybody who would at least try a little, unlike his current official onscreen partner.
Suggested rating: 7
Personal rating: 6.5
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